Apertured board clip

ABSTRACT

AN APERTURED BOARD CLIP HAVING A PLURALITY OF LATERALLY SPACED ELEMENTS FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BOARD TO STABILIZE THE ARTICLE SUPPORTING ARM WHICH EXTENDS OUTWARDLY OF THE BOARD.

p 20, 1971 L. J. RASMUSSEN 3,606,225

APERTURED BOARD our Filed March 11. 1959 l U 2. g ZZ INVENTOR LAURENCE J. RASMUSSEN United States Patent 3,606,225 APERTURED BOARD CLIP Laurence J. Rasmussen, 608 Sunrise Ave., Stevens Point, Wis. 54481 Filed Mar. 11, 1969, Ser. No. 806,259 Int. Cl. A47b 97/00 US. Cl. 248-220 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An apertured board clip having a plurality of laterally spaced elements for engagement with the board to stabilize the article supporting arm which extends outwardly of the board.

The present invention relates to improvements in clips for attachment to an apertured board for supporting articles.

Such clips usually comprise an article supporting means extending outwardly of the board and structure for attachment, usually removably, of the clip to the apertured board. Most desirably, the attachment structure should provide a secure connection to the board when the device is in use and the article supporting means should be fixed in rigid position without tendency toward lateral or twisting movement. Clips heretofore produced, however, have generally failed to provide either or both of these desirable characteristics and often present other disadvantages such as complexity of structure with resultant excessive costs and lack of durability, among others.

It is the principal object of the present invention to avoid the disadvantages attendant upon prior devices and to provide a great improved apertured board clip which meets all the desirable requirements including secure attachment, fixed positioning of the article support and utmost simplicity and durability.

It is a more specific object of the invention to provide a a clip having apertured board retaining structure which includes laterally spaced bearing points against the board which prevent any tendency of the article supporting arm toward lateral movement or twisting thus to stabilize the arm.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein a preferred embodiment of the principles of the invention has been selected for exemplification.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an apertured board clip constructed in accordance with the present invention{ FIG. 2 is a side elevational fragmentary view of the clip of FIG. 1 shown attached to an apertured board;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of FIG. 2 showing the apertured board in broken lines.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numerals refer to like parts, the apertured board clip is indicated in its entirety at 10. The clip is preferably formed from a single piece of bendable form retaining wire having the desired degree of rigidity.

An elongated upper arm 12 is adapted to project forwardly of the front face F of the upright clip board indicated at B and may, if desired, be provided at its forward end with a hook 14 or other means to retain articles suspended from or otherwise supported by the arm 12.

At the inner end portion of the arm 12 there is provided a reversely turned or bent inverted substantially U- shaped portion, indicated in its entirety at 16, having upwardly extending spaced opposed parallel legs 18 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. A lower end portion ice 20 of the clip 10 is offset forwardly of the reversely bent portion 16 by a shank 21 and extends downwardly to bear against the front face F of the board B. The end portion 20 terminates in a rearwardly extending extremity 22.

The clip 10 is attached to the board B by tilting the inverted U-shaped portion 16 into substantial alignment with the upper aperture U of the board and thrusting through the aperture. As the portion 16 is tilted to the upright position as shown in the drawings the lower end extremity 22 is thrust through the lower aperture L so that the clip 10 assumes the engaged position best shown in FIG. 2.

When the clip 10 is thus operatively positioned it will be seen that the spaced parallel legs 18 bear against the adjacent spaced parallel surfaces of the rear face R of the board B and that such spaced bearing points tend to prevent any lateral or twisting movement of the article supporting arm 12. The lower end portion 20 bears against the adjacent front surface F of the board further to prevent any displacement of the arm 12. The clip 10 may be removed from the board B merely by upward tilting and outward withdrawal.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the apertured board clip of the present invention is extremely simple and efficient in providing for secure attachment to the apertured board and maintaining the article supporting means in fixed rigid position.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not confined to the particular construction and arrangement of parts as herein illustrated and described but embraces all such modifications thereof as may come within the scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A clip for an upright apertured board having front and rear faces and spaced upper and lower apertures which comprises:

an upper arm for positioning forwardly of the front face of the board for supporting articles;

a reversely turned U-shaped portion having spaced opposed parallel legs at the inner end portion of said arm for insertion through the upper aperture and extending upwardly to bear against the adjacent rear face of the board above the upper aperture;

a lower downwardly extending end portion forwardly offset from said U-shaped portion to bear against the adjacent front face of the board; and v a rearwardly extending end extremity for said lower end portion for insertion through the lower aperture;

the said spaced parallel legs of said U-shaped portion when bearing against the rear face of the board tending to prevent lateral movement of said article supporting arm.

2. The clip of claim 1 formed from a single piece of bendable form retaining wire.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,868,386 1/1959 Seyforth 248P.B. 2,872,145 2/ 1959 Goldsholl 248-223 3,162,312 12/1964 Hobson 248P.B. 3,172,540 3/1965 Berge 248P.B. 3,226,072 12/1965 Johnson 248-302X FOREIGN PATENTS 1,114,701 9/1965 Great Britain 248- 220 WILLIAM H. SCHULTZ, Primary Examiner US. Cl. XR. 248-223 

